Bill C-424

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Youth Criminal Justice Act to

(a) specify that the protection of the public is the primary goal of that Act;

(b) repeal the presumption in subsection 29(2) that detention is unnecessary;

(c) amend paragraph 31(5)(a) so that when the designated responsible person is relieved of his or her obligations, some of the young person’s obligations may nevertheless remain in effect;

(d) amend subsection 31(6) so that the young person may be detained in custody; and

(e) remove the time limit for a young person to attend a non-residential program.